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Doug Larson - Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Welcome to the Daily Quote, a podcast designed to kick start
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  your day in a positive way. I'm your host Anna McGivern for
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  July 16th now. Today is National Hot Dog Day, a
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  celebration of one of North America's most iconic and
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  enduring comfort foods. First introduced to the United
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  States by German immigrants in the 1800s, the hot dog became a
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  staple at ballparks, barbecues and St. corners.
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  It's more than just a quick bite.
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  It's a symbol of summer, nostalgia and simple pleasures.
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  And it used to be called the Frankfurter.
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  But somewhere along the line, the name Hot Dog became popular.
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  Some say it was due to Germany falling into conflict with the
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  US so they made a more American sounding name.
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  Kind of like how they tried to change French fries to Freedom
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  fries a while back when France got out of line with the United
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  States. Or how in Canada right now, as a
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  result of the Taco tariff BS, the Americano has suddenly
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  become a Canadiano. Anyway, in honor of today,
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  here's a fitting quote from newspaper columnist Doug Larson,
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  who had a talent for finding wisdom in everyday life.
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  He once said life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds
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  if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
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  Doug Larson wrote for the Green Bay Press Gazette for over 30
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  years, where his syndicated column offered witty, reflective
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  takes on life's small but meaningful details.
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  His words often blended humor and subtle truths like this one,
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  which captures the irresistible allure of comfort food.
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  Now, while Hot Dog Day might inspire some folks to fire up
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  the grill or seek out their favorite St. vendor, I'm
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  probably going to sit this one out this year.
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  We had more than our fair share of hot dogs on a couple of
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  recent camping trips and after the trips.
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  Because, you know, can't let a good Wiener go bad.
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  Let's just say I've hit my hot dog quota for the month.
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  Still, whether you're indulging today or just smiling at the
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  memory of your last perfectly charred dog, here's to the
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  little joys that make summer feel like summer.
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  Happy National Hot Dog Day, that's going to do it.
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  For now, I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for today, but I'll
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  be back tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.